JARLTECH JB-1300 Operation Manual

JB-1300 Serial Model

iButton Key Re ader

OPERA TION

MANUAL

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© Jarltech International Inc. 2002. All rights reserved.

Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in
whole or in part, without the written consent of Jarltech.

Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this
manual is accurate. Jarltech is not responsible for printing or
clerical errors.

Jarltech International Inc.
3F, No. 1, Lane 538, Chung Cheng Road, Hsin Tien, Taipei,
Taiwan, R.O.C.

=========== Announcement ============

ibutton has been registed by Dallas and its related copartner.

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with
the limits for Class A digital device. Pursuant to Part 15 of
the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses,
and if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions may cause harmful interference will not occur
in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on.
The user is encouraged to try correct interference by one or
more of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and
receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different
from that to which the receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician
for help. This booklet is available from the U.S. govern­ment Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, Stock NO.
004-000-00345-4.

CAUTION:

Any changes of modifications not
expressly approved by the grantee of this device
could void the user’s authority to operate the
equipment.

Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference.
(2) This device must accept any interference received

including interference that may cause undesired
operation.

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Contents

Chapter 2. Specification_______________________Page 6-7

Chapter 3. Utility__

__________________________Page 8-13

Appendix I: Packing List_________________________ Page 14

Chapter 1. Introduction__________________________Page 5-5

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Jarltech JB-1300 ibutton key reader is a smart device specially
designed to be used with Dallas ibutton keys.

Customer may use JB-1300 to read ID and data from a ibutton key by
touching action. Once the key touchs the gutter of rea der, then key
data will through keyboard or RS232 mode outputing to receiver such
a s Person al Computer...etc.

Introduction

Key

Picture 1-1: Outward of Reader and Key

Button Reader

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Key supplier brand name

Key ID

Picture 1-2 : Key ID. Each key contains uniq ID

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Specification

• One phone ja ck

• One gutter for key set.

• A green LED will turn on when powered on; red to indicate
the operation status and error status f or trouble shooting

• Dimension for dia meter: 12.65CM

• Di mension for height : 2.5CM

• Weight : 500g

• Operating temperature : 0oC - 40oC

• Storage temperature : -20oC - 60oC

• Humidity : 10% - 90% RH (non-condensing)

• One for RS232 output with 12V DC ja ck(see picture 2-1)

• One for Y-cable Keyboard output(see picture 2-2)

I/O Ports

Indicator

Mechanical

Environment

Cable

i Button Rea der

Key

• Dimension for dia meter: 2.5CM

• Di mension for height : 0.6CM

Dimension

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Picture 2-2 Keyboard output

Picture 2-1 RS232 output

Cables

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The utility helps user to define parameters of communi­cates interface. The utility also includes each mode test
window(RS232 and Keyboard interface), which helps
customer easily to define configuration of data-reading.
Check hardware condition as following before you start to
use the utility.

Step1 Check Connection:

1. With RS232 Interface

Connect RJ-45 male cable to button reader, connect the
other end with DB9 male cable to COM port.

2. With Keyboard Interface

Connect RJ-45 male cable to button reader, connect the
other end with Y- type keyboard to PC and QWERTY
keyboard.

NOTE: JB-1300 can only program with RS232 communication.

Setp2 Power ON

The green LED on the reader will turn on. Then, touch key
to the reader with JB-1300 utility, the orange LED will be
turned on while data reading.

Utility

Setp3 Install JB-1300 utility to your HDD

Run "setup.exe" from installation file, the utility will create a
shortcut to the Windows "start menu", then execute "U­ JB1300PGMVXX.exe" of the folder.

NOTE: "VXX" of exeuting file "U-JB1300PGMVXX.exe" is type for
version number. For example: V20 means version 2.0.

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Setp4 Detecting JB-1300

Utility will detect COM port for search device(JB-1300).
User may start to define related setting, and test reader after system
detected JB-1300 of each COM port.and related paramters.

Setp5 Related setting with Page1 (See picture 3-1)

picture 3-1

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Setp6 Related setting (See picture 3-2)

In this item,

1. Press"Open" to execute a file that user already saved.

2. Press "Save" to save existing configuration.

3. Press "Auto detect device when utility startup" to search COM port
and connected device.

4. Press "Exit" to close this utility.

NOTE: The " Auto detect device when utility startup" is default it, if you are
using Keyboard wedge, please make this item disable, otherwise, it will
detect RS232 parameters when the utility startup.

picture 3-2

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picture 3-3

Select "baud Rate Value" from 300 to 115200bps. It can be choose from
300 bps to 115200 bps to set JB-1300 baud rate.( Default is 9600 bps)
Select "Delimiter" with <CR>+<LF> / <TAB> / <LF> / <CR>
Select "Begin Character" from 0 to 16 to define beginning character.
Select" Terminative Characters" from 0 to 16 to define how many charac­ters customer desire to show.
Fill characters in "Prefix Character" frame to define prefix. the limited size
is 7-characters. the characters shows before ID.
Fill characters in "Postfix Character" frame to define postfix. the limited
size is 7-characters, the characters will shows on the end of ID.

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B.

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6.

The seqence of data format in a is" [Prefix] [ID code] [Postfix] [Delimit] "(
when the ibutton is key already in the gutter).
User may set them with following items.
User will get the data every time when ibutton key left from gutter. The
data calls [On remove][Delimit]. User may set them with following items.

4.

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7. [On Remove]:
Fill characters limited by 7 in the frame to set identified data

when ibutton key left the reader.

8. Enable Key Lock:
This function allows user to enable "keyboard lock" when the

ibutton key isn't on the reader. The setting only uses with
Keyboard mode.

9. Press [Save setting to JB-1300] to save setting, there are two
ways to help you to save setting, one is via RS232 mode,
another is Keyboard wedge.( As picture 3-4 )

picture 3-4

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picture 3-5

Setp7 Related setting (See picture 3-5)

With RS232 output mode test:

Connect RJ-45 male cable to button reader, connect the other end
with DB9 male cable to COM port.

1. Select "Data read test" on the page 2

2. After touch the key, key's data will shown in the bottom window

3. Press "Clear" to clear container in the window.

With Keyboard output mode test:

Connect RJ-45 male cable to button reader, connect the other
end with Y- type keyboard to PC and QWERTY keyboard.

1. After touch the key, key's data will shown in the bottom window

2. Press "Clear" to close the test window.

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Appendix I

• Main Unit (Button Reader) 1 SET

• Keyboard Interface Y-Cable 1 PCS

• RS232 Interface Cable 1 PC S

• RCADC cable 1 PCS

• CD title with one manual and one JB-1300 Utility 1 PCS

Packing List

V ersion 3.0